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Bent County register., 1887-02-26
THE MAsQu kApk.

last Tuesday nix /. the Iama
Cornet Band gaveE iirst MI squ
ball ever given ii smar. Ther
was large attendant and oVaryon,
seemed to enjoy the,5 ssSen II men
sely. The variety dft stan, form
cd picture at once, lds4S bleas
ing TO the eye, as tls,z aeye4 - tho
various figures of died sisa. 6ppel
was served in the ri sl,et5f and
after it was finished IA ihal&ved
several pieces for the fpdeiiI benefit
of those who came FROM distance.
1t was not Till near the) break of day
that the party broke }Ip and every
one declared it was tYe most eniov-
able event Of the seasJn
The following is y dIst of the Mas
kers as complete as %e could get.
Mrs. Dan Hood, old lady, Miss
Maggie Henderson, Goddess OF
Night, Miss Netiie Jones, Flower
girl, Miss Maui Joy, Morning Star,
Miss Emma Ware, Maud Miller, Miss
Grace Lurlie, Indian Princess, Miss
Jennie Craddock, Snow, oallie Coop.
ar, TrIlldina, lizzie Itali, JIM, Grace
Hunter, Peasant Girl, Edith Grad
dock, Nancy Lee. Eltie Morris, sail
or suit Hattie Morris, May Queen,
Estns Craddock, Grand Duke, G. w.
Lee, Jockey, Rob't. Luuden Old Girl
y L. Bent, Monte Cristo, w. Il. Sly,
Dude, J. S. lager Gen. Lafaye tie,
Perry Black Shy lock, Mr.. Marker,
aud Mr.. Jones Twin Bros, William
Cradiock Uncle Tom, Sol. Coxhcad
Uncle Sam, j. L. Closh Mam,ms's
baby boy, Paul Igo, His Papa. f. @ 4.
Stevens, Chief Geronimo, Sherman
I.auicrs, Big Injnn, J. w. Butler,
Setting Bull, c. L. Rentchler, Niger
DANDY. Grant Hughes, Deem Pool
Ben Colthcr, Another one, John
II H,atou, Clown, @. G. Ament, Uncle
sam, Orrie Cooper, Rose bud, viii
Cooper Romeo, J. Fitz Brind, Clown,
Grant Lynch, ChInaman, J. w. Fen
ton, Dandy Dude, Joe Blevins, Wild
Hunter, John Elliot, Wild Irisl,nnan,
Chs's. Afford, Old Woman, Z. l..
Aeon, Sailor.
Bent County register., 1887-02-26
NOTES.

big IDEAS hnv. their little neas to
bite 'vfn.
on aud 80 forth. al induifumr'
pnesday was the first day Of lent.
.vcr >hroek ~a- mp TO Pueblo Tuesday
ak In the east /. about Lamar.
the ~stcr work. arc completed our
=, the merry Of tine rsrriea.
,lAv Crvek hall sill par, way oG the
tlon IA the blow Of last week.
Spring showers soon.
Fine weather again this week.
We arr little late again to-day
The Land office should hoist a
\. X Black was up to Denver
frck.
!. VI. Hun, Is down in Kansas
psincss.
s-risier .irbuuklc visited Den
'uesiay.
rhe days are long enough 10 get
hours work.
Tie hoy~ ~ill-be going fish
few days.
". w. Lpu.len proved M on
aim Tbursiay.
II you like the looks of the
>TEe subscribe.
w. n. Martin was up from
Fc City Thursday.
'he police court has been quit.
the past few days.
r. B. Korn returned from the
Wednesday evening. =
Mr. Paul Trommliiz has been
inIcd police judge.
There will be a change in the
company al next week.
sharpless, Lingcr Il Hunt have
" ,ign cn their Office
+U. II. Van Orsdslc has Leen
day or two this week.
Doughty, Morris * Trommiitz
typs writer in their u;iice.
W. II. Andrews, of Ia Jnnts has
(rcd = patent on mail crane.
The city is building ealahoos'
north of the blue front stable
Holmes Il Parmenter are max
some good sales in their addi-
p. NJ. Noble received FIVE car
lumber last week, and eight car
Exline Il Mechline have mp :
sign at the foot Of the land of
stairs.
The March winds are here :
c ahead Of time, yesterday wa
Dusty day.
Five cars of live stock ant
sehold goods were unloaded her
hrsday.
Fl. Il. Holmes was in town We,
Iisy morning and took the moo
|n for La Junta.
taples & Miller have fitted thei
PC up with a new carpet aud ful
lire ,his week.
II. l.. Maxwell reported limsel
X Wednesday. IL was +elie -
er the masquerade.
EThe public school dismissed I
lee o'clock Tuesday afternoon
shington's birthday.
M. l. Swift & Co. are putin
a ware roo.i in the rear of thei
re twenty-five by fifty feet.
Mrs. Metcalf will go down
racuse this evening TO visit hs
who is in business there.
Mrs. Craddock and daughte'
IS Mamie, returned from Wei
(ton, Kansas, Sunday evening.
Some of the boys who make
ctlce of running over cars OF th
track will get a fall anu be bs'
burt. ~
John Young ana s. Wc sdru
wed here from Topsk. TN jSds
King for a chaIice " cAtc' ,,-
Anars' boom.
&c. NJ. Staples was up to LsYA
as Tuesday. His firm ipssad
en a branch real estate FoSicc.
Xr-a r.
Bent County register., 1887-02-26
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.

The Post Office Drug Store still
ahead.
Enlarged store, new stock, new
Bent County register., 1887-02-26
A. T. u S. F. r.. r.

,r.y-lliug far health, hnalnc-s or
.strs the HANNA Line for nIi
- wosf, uaTtn or south.
1 ~.s.c svt- to all Important POINTS In
k-I sShres nni Canada aHd Mexico
{"rheik-d to Destination
.iiy Mailman raiscc Car Service and
.ys,ios.F operated and controlled
|esmpany src too scll known TO make
. AZ necessary.
w.F. WHITE. g. +. and J. \.
Topeka. Kansas.
Bent County register., 1887-02-26

The largest ana most complete
stock Of Drugs, Medic ines, chemlcais,
pr.esst medicines faEes AMI feiie'
articles, school books. stationery,
paints, oils and glass, wines, liquors
and cigars ever brought to eastern
Colorado. Particular attention gwen
to physicians prescriptions.
Store open day and night.
Bent County register., 1887-02-26

FRANK AHEucKLs, Register.
FRANK Snnock, = Receiver.
Bent County register., 1887-02-26
m 5. LAND OFFICE,

L.sp D,srricr, LAMAR, Coio.
Bent County register., 1887-02-26

hours from . a, NJ. to 4r.Ml
Bent County register., 1887-02-26

j, w. Graham expects to start
his dairy wagon again about the
middle Of March.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-21

LIVE ST 1CK MARKET.

NEw:YoRK. Th nr day, Oct 20 o nEEvEs-R.ceivs
jersey City No trading Live Feeling no@n.iss
'' City Dressed Beef quiet and UNCHANGED,
going at 6@6Io Texas and Colorado sides range from
MfIcn cows-About IS head are reported to have ar.
made al $50 to $50 for Decent 70 Good Mixers.
9a w seS s near al wi. wcn
Fed calves 3ha4c No sales Of VeaIs reported. deal
ss %.k' isH Ho 81 90,
22c 10 u Fed Calves, 3d. ID. at 3ac 40 do 252 o.
Hume Mullen: % Gras,srs 25s average. at Zee per
SHEEP AND LAMBs.-heeoipts we're 81 cars o. s.227
dvs DAYS $685. head against lime
last Moderate supply and equally moderate demand
decline sc per 10 Common 70 Prime Sheen sold
at ~ 70 30 and dso Loaf at &c coamsa 10 Prime
Dresse Mutton I, barely 'teaiy at 7@S2c and Dressed
IsTe:a i.s nS. 10 ono sep 90 II ver,e.
atsi IS 100 = 25o Indans Lamb, ~ D. a, 81 .
per u 81 Psnnsylyania Ia nbs, 81 NJ at 5asc
PtcocE "a %tsSer o S she az aysr.ss az 81 IS
La mDs II ib at So 80.
s. 100 20 81 p At s. go so, 10 do 100 "a a.
Sc lG4 10 81 TO- at So l0i de- 10 b. at 80 90 2jo
4o yer 10 lSCsnsS,do lao ~ So II st,to Lamb, s. D.
s TosS cI1 so % - D. e. o5 av.ry.
sc per i2o 81 r. at 90 u.s. N1rG. e 2a "a
Eyciitt idcock: 1873 Penpsyvania sheep lol ay-ras.
a %o & gD psG log s 'tS TO- "
per H. 2i0 Indiana Lambs 81 n. at &c. $40 Canada do
q Jersey CITY, Total for onr day. 52iii
head against 25i9s mead or the SANE u ne lat wess
Cool PIGS would bring 50 70 ~. -, -.
So % per 100 10 So ohio s. % 81 226
. 20 :. on" P,g, io' at Ms.,,, and ma
for Light. Heavy quoted at 5a96c
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-21

Justice Don ohue yesterday reserved ns decision
aimony counsel fee for rs Auce n. We'll.
pending suit for mSi divorce the ground Of aban
comment The plaintiff sys that shoa III no ,rrsgs core
mpny performed she has lived with tho defendant
as his wife since January 1881 The defendant who
dry drummer hs has lived with her bu' ner|:
recognized az his wife lie first met bar Uleveland
Uh followed him 10 New.tUTK AMI ha HIM arrested
charge that he hal betrayed her Tho Police Justice
dismissed tis charge.
The Hal society OF Emigration tI!mteO has been nror
,aed with capital OF S. by salvatore Canton Joseph
Fs Dominica Celia, Frederick Dassor. Achl, StaTace
ape Roberto Mario Its object IS to for frlendess
sian immigrants ge: them en- loyment and protect teh
tom "sLsrpers."
gAe hearing the matter Of William and Robert Chapman
who have indicted for forging OF tax receipts belonging
70 the Cty Gaoshcad England TO the amount OF $4,000
VI come up TO-DAY before Commissioner Osborne at
f. r. Marbury appears for the English authorities. and
Louis r. Levy retained the Chapman brothers
This has Created much excitement in England. some
that the have been trying 10
ah,e he
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-21
THURSDAY, Oct. COP. VI.

THURSDAY. Oct. COP NJ
"Wcll it seems that there buyers Of stocks
s,ill alive" In thus repeating saying which to-day
was common in the neighborhood Of the stock Exchange
we do not intend to eliminate consopant or a
vowel from the thoughts heretofore expressed here that
there have been buyers all tho time, not only OF the
600 600 phantom shares" short" sales-but OF the
actual stock frightened out of real holders IL is needless
to repeat the axiom. that for every share sold be 1t
long" or "shOrt" stock. there must be buyer. Bat
Nevertheless some operators green in the business"
do not seem to realize the fact The days market is
not entitled to be classed rs active although
there was a noticeable activity in the figures.
The transactions 396,0S7 shares) were only
ss 600 shares more than yesterday. Eoon after
the opening dead set was made at values. Reading
was rapidly sold down from 6D4 to 597s. Central OF
NewJersey II IS to II ST Paul from 7l2. to 71is
Missouri Pacific from s8i2 To S74. ana Northwestern
from Josh to 1854 This movement made at an OK
pense of probably $4,000 shares additional short"
sales As as the active pressure OF the phantom
shares" romDy ii the recovery in prices began and
he advance con.nuel to the snd
Aside from general causes and tho growing timdity
OF the "bears" In extending their lines
any further. and consequently smaller offering
OF stocks there were specially favorable issues
Runors current OF absorption by tho West
err Union Of tue United Line, and Commercial systems.
The rumors may be alItte premature but OF the ut
mate contamination OF such event there
4, not room TO doubt Although official
announcement yet has been male. 1t is safe TO
say that the Northern Pacific Company has Jointly aud
severaly become party with tho Union Pacific in the
lease OF The Orcson Railway and Navigation Company.
This means peace between all the parties to
tho contract division OF territory and bust
ness and soppage OF building
lines to compete with each other on that the
Union Pacific. Northern Pacific. oregon Railway and
Navigation aud oregon Transcontiuental stocks were
higher because OF buying by inside parties But the
whole market was good enough general causes and
reasons against tho seuseless which for six
tmonhs has warped tho Judgment OF Old oper-
atOr- and IL closed strong. but not "boOming"
Government bombs were duh ami strong with the bids
for I,up per cent Tho bidding Tor the currency
is also about per cent higher Annexed arc tue
clos ng quotations:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-21
THE STATE Of TRADE.

RNrmaRH. Oct 2O.-Csttos quist Midaliag os.e.....
Flour quiet nswsrt street ana Western Suaershs 81 81
81 10 Extra 50 0l0f So 10 Family IS - a. 30. CtJ
Mills SuDerdn- 50 81 $50 TO- Extra IS 0Oa 81.
ratont So 10. Whsat-southcrn steady Rot ls9s2c.
Amber 10 s3c wssters Ne Winter Re- sDet
79i. - October 79a NC: November at S0pc
December s2sd January So 81 &c Csrassuthern
lower White 500 sc: isnsw 5Oa5c; Nsssern dan.
Mixed 4Dc bd Dec. 4Sc hill 49, Is Oats
quiet. ssansrs 300 35cs wessra "nts 50 Soc wessra
hIrer 33G5ic.; tennsvyanIa 800 35c......fve was
frmer at IS soc. ...Hav steady. Prime Cnscs
Western slt Useslj trsvssas dull Asss Pork
Sl5 5Os sl5 IS Su<nstt. Suoulers ns'r Fs sides
packer 6.Qo3c Bacon-Shsudrrs 76oko clssr Es
s.sss lO.G Hams ia IL Ii-kstned at Sc
Butter steady Western Pacxet L Doc Creamery
2l Eggs nrm at ~ e2oc 80. Perelsum steady
IL STEADY. SOFT 6l2r......C opDer-
Rshbei 10 10 ~hskev sreaav at II II n -
Ersights steamer duil-tetto1 1854
Flour 81 Gram 80 Id. Recsipts-flear toD0 sblS
Wheat 27,ooo bush Csrs 1000 ousn nas 1000 1usa
Rye So. busa- shp~.uts-Four 400 IlA Wheat
Cora $500 Lush
offerings New sold IS IS old do held at sSci Ns
Nortn-rn Pacific sold slAc Old DO at "A sGsjc;
j wini. Michigan sc Ns 2 Red ilinoi. and Indiana
track sold at SOC Corn nrm No. 4s~c In store Ns
4s.c tracks No 8 track 1870 No: Yellow on track
33c. 3 White 3l'.d SIC. No Mixed 3Gsa oslo.
anal frsghts weak-Whcst 4s0 SO. Corn 4s4s Lum.
Der unchanged IL - to Albany. 81 a. to Ner.York.
1871 Receipts wereFlOur l7OOy bbis: Wheat $4,000
tr.n $4,000 Oats 5000 bush. Barley 80.
busn Ranroad sniDaeats-F.ar 900 6ois " hcat $500
nvnts-wh.at 10000 tush Corn $4,000 sus Data
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-21
COTTON MARKErS-BY TELEapApu

IiyEnrooI, Oct 2O-4 T. m.-Cotton Futures closed
quiet Upands. Low Middling clause October delivery
5l464L buyers; October and November dslIvsrv l64d
BUYERS November and December delivery. lOB4d
December AMI January delivery lOG4d buyers Jauvar
and February delivery l064d. BUYERS February and
March delivery Had buyers March and April deliver
l364d buyers; April and MAY delivery. 10 siL buy
ets May and June delivery. 1854. buyers
GAiVEsToN. oct 2O-Cstton nrmi Middlnx @. INV
Mddng = G.l6. Good Ordinary, \ net rrcslpt, 10Y
bales. exports coastwse IL baes sales 74e bales stock
Gilt bales. -'
hioLk oct 20 Cotton Mddng o IL: not and sro..
receipts. AbS4 aes exports 1850 bales sales
3.OsJ bales; stock, SO, SOO bales 0'
sAVAsSAn oct 2U-Cott)n firms Mddling q Lew Mid.
ank 10 net ani gross receipts 7OlI balos rporIs
10 france T. 100 bales experts 10 tho Continent 1853 bales
l20s20 bale. ~ ' ''NA'
,NkW.oaLKASs. Oct 20-Cottoa firm; MildiluR 0 liz,
Low Mlhning l.lO; Good Ordinary, I.IB, net ro
100 p2Ies krsss recelpts 1881 bales sIpurts
.osst"ne oisa baes experts to the Continent l4iT
Dass saer $3.50 bales stock 100 99e balsa '''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-21

Three Quarters

These comparisons show. first that tho number % fail
T. not relatively large II has brcp either
of the past Or though larger thar III years Of
eral pro perty. ThsY show second tbat the %
hsOlysDt Indebtedness 10 the nunbcr OF firms burt
ness which as high ~ - 10 IN 1873. and
below $500 each 81 the hN0 trying which fol
lowed, which 10 rSOS IN 1854
paraiively small for two past aud falls coDsi-
sdcrdby below 500 yeJry for the elapsed OF the
current Third. they snow that the of nsu!-
to solvent business, which ranged from ~ - 10
IS 2G rl 900 during ths trying which followed
the psic Vi 1873 aud 10 p II IN 1874. has
only So Al for Tue year So Thus faT In snort tbess
data Indicate that the existing conditions
moved those which marx period Of PANE which
mark the years OF liquidation which fallow a pane
But the ngures convey warning, nevertheless The
expansion OF commercial credits whlch they Tevea!
ALWAYS involves danger which sometimes ends
lapse WAen d,faultcd Liabilities rise above $40 per
quarter 70! all firms IN blsncss, there
commercial disturbance possible else that past dis
tur ,'ance IS causing disastrous nqufson When The
ratio OF dcfaulted liabilities 10 payments through Gear
ing houses rises above - 10 $1,000 there Is
that liquidation l. ~ progress Or that disturbance threat
II Is much 70 lie regretted that exists OF
exchanges at he time OF the last great pane Ia 1873
but the following figures show these tHO rtos for each
4aaI ter siuce 1877:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-21
COURT CAIENDAKS-T

o c. W. s, pYnoSge Yo,
$50 2se ~ gil 24s 2,a "a! I, 2ae "a W..
J., Brady and Dsnies j. J-NoA g. D. Is. 40 A. 40 ga
surnrHr Cour1-srrcl.L TKEM-PAKr I.-Beioro Law.
sc sS x z5 GrE s iDeo' An
s ,s 20. , o ESQ., Ps'pT. Pa Hrs1 s
isI2 !5S 1854 lsl5a77 iaiS 1888. 1853 1916 isa7.
surnrmr -ClEcvT-PAr1 II.zsefors Patterson. J.
sos $40 500 55s s5s lies s84 iiGc,a: SoS. i77S 7od
sufREnK CouEr-CscUl1-rAn1 III.-Beore inrraham.
10 ~ 2eo 2s i 2osS 2l73 ; TGSs 2o37 jas
1876 sS 22 ri s sSs 1867 1O2 1861 '0 1'H' 22''
.sUrFE.E coSET-cIncur1zpAnI Iy3EsfSre Barrett. 81
y75 676 77 97s 1856 1908 S27 1926 1oa5 go III 1000
sukRoGarFs Couer-Beore Rollins s.-wnI Of Charlotte
srRon lG'f.a Das
' surnsion cOunr-rr..L 1samrAnr L-Adouned for
srEmog ,:;nT--TRIAL TgEN-PART II-Before Freedman
sUrr%.oa CouRT2lnlAL TsRM-PARr uI.-Betoro o'Gor.
sUrEslos Coys sI 1Enn-PAnT Iv-Bef0Fe TruaI
COMMON PLEAs--srECiAL TEEM-Befors Allen J.-No day
COMMON PLrAs-EeUnY TERM-BeiorO DAILY. J-NoA 49,
CoMsoS r5rAs.Tr!AL TE 1a Bsfote La5rsmor:
$50 44o ao6 as $50 SO "a $40 i9S i2o 49, "a az
Comsos pLKAs-TmAL TKKM-PAEr I.-Bstore Book.
CRY CouKT-TRIAL TEKM-PAET i.-Before McAdam c. J.
$500 s604 5000 SsOi St97 $3.50 S4io. z6lo $685. $685.
3s4O 3747. 376l.
CRY COURr-TRIAL TERM-PART IT-Before Browne J.
Nos y2S4 2524 1892 SSu5 1906 Yel4. 1908. 3t6 1885,
$685. 1866 S4l5 37l4 Soo4. sous ofi Sofi oVoi ooIV
1915. 1892 - . 80, Mt. ,.,-,
Nos 1914 y0lS 1862 3549 1862 1920 $685.. S6o3 $685.
8793 $780, 1929 $3.50. 34O5. S64 3O77 Sll2 STA S776
1868 1870. go,
CoURr OF GENERAL sgssoSs.PAnr fi-Bsoro Glider
2XI O. T. ~ 10. H. ~. IL. H. Is 10. H. Is. 10. 20
Pesdings-Nos H. e. 2 a. "a 26. ~ g. 2S 80 81 81 80
"a SO, s. ST.
OOUKr or GENERAL sKssioSs-PARf IfBsfors Cswing j..
end H..is,ant OistrictAtoruey Purdy.-NsA !. 2. 4
ka1.6.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-21
DR. BULLS NEW CHAMPION.
GENERAL BUTLER APPrA FOR THE UNFoElUNA

GENERAL BUTLER APPrA FOR THE UNFORTUNATE
PHYSICIAN.
Another application TO have DIR George W. BIN do
slarod to he no longer habual dunsard and to have
tb committees OF his person and estate DIR. George F.
N:aGy ami the Union Trust Company. discharged ana
o., property returned 10 his custody was before Ju'uce
-<,nohue yesterday General Benjamin IT, Butler ana
'rauk j. Dupignac represented Dr. Bun. who sat neal
mem well clothed and his lawyers maintained ih MS
right mind IN regard to the liquor question General
Gutier said that he was reformed man aud that
for fully year and half he had neither
touched tasted nor hanil tho liquids which were he
cause all his fwepty-one aildavits 10 tns eneoV
wero presented and General Butler asked thst testt
uony In regard to his clients condition DC taken py
ycf. ee or before "A Jury lie said that mortgage OF
5000 I,r Bluffs former home was soon 10 oe lore
because tho NOT SUFFICIENT 10 pay inc
,pte-est Although General Butler HAD not received any
or ,-e fee ana Dr. Bulls board had not heen paid me
company had sufficient funds belonging 10 MN Iof
Oh purposes. -, 1,, ,oo,
in behalf of the daughters OF DR.. Bull Charles Jack,
asked for lime 10 prepare sweflhs SihaaNVS' anu
the hearing adjourned until october ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-21

This comparison shows how sudden and how consider
able has bean The increase Ia dctauted Liabilities during
the past quarter rse average OF liabilities to all firms
rises above So and In times OF general prosperity $40
per quarter Is nearly the maximum. Tho average OF
Liabilities TO each 900 OF exchanges has risen TO So 90
and except In lie second quarter o! 1884. when the
GrantWsrd failure occurred. IL has never bees great
In quarter since the repeal OF the bankrupt in
1873. Preceding the collapse In SS4. there
of dsfaultcd liabilities TO SG3 and 500 per quarter for
every firm In business H. the latter part OF 1888. and
about 81 for 81 900 paid through clearing houses
The greater rise at this time indicates that Liabilities
have been too much expand ID. and there Is danger
unless business Is conducted with caution.
Both the indications OF present safety from collapse
and tbs warning OF approaching dangers. are OF Prac
cal value Business men can generally guard against
evil II they made aware that they have time TO do
50 and that there need The one unWholesoRe feat
ure-tke Increase IN current abiltes-may not. how.
over be accurately measured In these figures because Of
the unprecedented real estate speculation during tho
past year which has certainly created vast body OF OBJ
legations that will begin TO fall due presently and may
lead 10 Increased difficulty But tho most seons failures
OF the past quarter have been directly Indirectly tho
result OF wild speculation In products and securities the
evil effects OF which may by this time have we'll nigh
passed ". NJ. G.
Eer York, Oct. @, 1887.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-21
THE COURTS.
ACAsE FOR SOLOMON 10 SETTLE.

CASE FOR SOLOMON 10 SETTLE.
sAcu OF TWO WOMEN CLAIMING CHILD AS HER
Rertba Brodsky, Russian Hebrew who claims chiid
"a hsrs which mulatto named Sarah Samues asserts Is
h.r avn obtained through her counsel. David Levy.
wr, OF habeas corpus cerorar requiring tho Society
for the Prevention OF Cruelty 10 Children. to whose GUS
tonv IL had been committed by Police Justice White to
taxa IL before Justice DonOhue in the Supreme Court
Chambrs in order that the question at issue might be
de,sr,n ned Every interested IN the case appeared
before he judge yesterday.
The child whose name Mrs. Brod.ky insists is ietta
Brods,y, while Mrs. Sanues asserts that its name Is
Nellie Ice, was taken to court by Officer Charles '"
Gardner of The society. She is bright looking niue
Girl BET five and years old whose axe 10 one Oh
the questions be determined IN settling The cOhtto
yepy. black. her hair dark ana stfdleht
nm her complexion like that of muattO Mrs
RDdsky says that tho child was born III
lnssia In 1882 and that Two years iater
xss lost In the street few days ago child was taken
10 Police Headquarters by Mrs. william H. Lee coli
red winch the latter declared had Deeh Ielt III
her charge before 10y its mother MIS- sam
nels This ch Id was by friend OF MrS BodsEy'
who said il the loug.Ost chld OF the latter MIS-
Lees oiiCc, taking the girl 10 headquarters was
TO have her commits cd to institute "a, as she sHi"
tile child unrUy. The result was thal the H''io
one was finally placed with the Society.
Mrs BrOISky told her story ia court yesterday anu
,hen An adjournment taken until next MONDAY
Grs Samtcs who was attended In court ol troop Vi
soored friends. said that the .r! was borh III Eaie'n az
S97. and that its father was a white man.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-21
HER DOCTOR WAS DISAPPOINTED.

HE HOPED TO GET AUNT SALLY foKlONf, hoi
FAILED.
Surrogate Rollins has decided not TO admit TO probate
the will OF Mrs Sarah A. Peck. by which she LETT her
estate OF $4,000 to her physician. Dr. Ebenezer b.
Belden Aunt Sally" as che was called. was weak
minded old woman addicted TO liquor. She died on
October 81 1886 at the of seventy-three leaving
sister, brother. stepsste three nephews and TWO
ncces 10 whom she portion OF her fortune Her
sister Mrs Julia A. Polhemus and other relatives con-
tested the viii.
The Surrogate said that the suspicion that Dr. Bcdch
ned the of the will in his favor by undue
Influence ana fraud has not been removed ny the cV
dence aud that the prepayment has failed u shn" VINO
originated the will. Iosce 1t Is unworthy OF PROBATE
George Hall and Dr. John {. Stillwell were me WIZ
ncs>e. to the will The latter. fricnl oil Dr. Beiirh
testified that he believed the will to have been written
By DE- Bcldcu and that Mrs Peck had denrItd 10 sign
ing IT, said also that before her death she was near
the border line OF sanity and insanity and soon passed.
The line"